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Kicking the oil habit (2006)
The United States is moving fast to offer motorists the opportunity to fill up with flexifuel, a mix of petrol and ethanol. However the world leader is Brazil, where drivers are using whatever mix of petrol and ethanol they prefer, ... [read more]
The past is another country (2000)
Kevin and Margaret were newly married with four young children when we first met them. It’s now 30 years later and many things have changed. The children have grown up and moved away, Kevin and Margaret have split up and ... [read more]
‘Show me to the officer’s dugout’ (2010)
Captain Woodward (Brendan Cowell) asks the young shell-shock victim Private Tiffin (Harrison Gilbertson) to take him from the miners’ underground HQ to the officers’ dugout. [read more]
Survivor (2006)
Historical footage of Jimmy Little. Jimmy’s daughter Frances Peters-Little talks about her father, and how their shared passion for music ensured a great family bond. Russell Taylor talks about Jimmy Little overcoming stereotypes. [read more]
‘Hunting the Not Fair’ (1992)
Hunting the Not Fair is an animated feature story. Young Billy Blair complains about all the things in his life that are unfair. He creates a machine to trap the ‘Not Fair’, so he can play cricket without interference. Feeling ... [read more]
‘Can I come?’ (1997)
On a cold winter’s night in 1954, Maria Buloh (Melita Jurisic) abandons her three-year-old daughter, Sonja (Arabella Wain). [read more]
Myra and the firefighter (1995)
Myra is dating a firefighter. She is wolf-whistled at by the firefighters who know her from their truck. It is presented as innocent fun and Myra expresses her amusement at what happens. [read more]
Secrets in the desert (2007)
After meeting up with his girlfriend Sophie (Amelia Warner), Alex has reluctantly agreed to Taylor’s suggestion that they travel together. They head into western Queensland, and tensions rise between the two men. Sophie tells Taylor (Scott Mechlowicz) that she and ... [read more]
At home with the Churchills (1941)
This clip from a home movie filmed by the Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with a title card that says ‘At home with the Churchills’ and shows footage of London during the Blitz in 1941 and Sir Winston ... [read more]
Cries in the dark (1978)
Peter (John Hargreaves) and Marcia (Briony Behets) argue as they drive out of the city on a rainy night. She doesn’t like camping; he doesn’t want to spend another weekend with their friends at Eildon. She criticises the amount he ... [read more]
To cross the Nullarbor Plain (1984)
Having been thwarted by what he described as a massive horseshoe-shaped salt pan to the far north of Adelaide, Edward John Eyre (played in this reenactment by Paul Mason) decided, against government advice, to continue east to west from the ... [read more]
‘The only genuine case’ (1931)
Chic (Pat Hanna) pretends to be deaf, to avoid returning to the front. The medical officer (Norman French) tries to outsmart him, but Chic’s act is too convincing. [read more]
Apology to the ancestors (1996)
Mrs Chan (Cecilia Lee) comes to try to rouse her daughter Bing (Annie Yip) from the depths of depression. This illness developed once her parents decided to move from the house she had made ready for them. Old Mrs Chan ... [read more]
‘Part of the group’ (2006)
A junior football team is in the dressing-room before a game. Gender Studies lecturer Dr Clifton Evers discusses the physical dynamics of footballers who go through a group experience together. In a stylised sequence, a junior player recounts when he ... [read more]
‘Australia through Aboriginal eyes’ (1992)
This clip includes the ending of the speech. This is the section where Keating continues with his message of hope for significant change in Australian society. He outlines some of the changes that he can see already, such as a ... [read more]
Tears among the trees (1986)
Colo (Isabelle Huppert) and Robert (Robert Menzies) go for a walk near the house of Tom and Bea. Robert is inspired by the kookaburras. He returns their calls, which amuses Colo. She then dissolves into his arms, sobbing. [read more]
Manuk, ‘the little soldier’ (2004)
Manuk (voiced by Joshua Ahn), pretending to shoot a gun, exchanges a few battle cries with his absent father, and throws a rock at a man on a bicycle, who crashes. It is the postman, who nevertheless has delivered a ... [read more]
The long walk home (1985)
Colin’s cancer is progressing. He struggles to walk to the letterbox and back. Watching a television news report about the Australian government’s response to veterans’ concerns about Agent Orange, Colin (Chris Haywood) gets an idea. He tells Lorraine (Jennifer Cluff) ... [read more]
‘The end of creation’ (2003)
In a series of images and sound, filmmaker Anna Brionowski tells the story of her aunt, Dr Helen Caldicott’s struggle to end nuclear warfare. Frank Gaffney from the Center for Security Policy and actor-activist Martin Sheen give opposing views. [read more]
‘You must love the freedom’ (2005)
Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) has rescued the stranded travellers, after their car has broken down at a meteorite crater. He tows them back to his desert camp, promising to fix their car. They talk about his life as a shooter ... [read more]
